Sanskrit quote nr. 1386 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
प्राणैरप्युपकारित्वं मित्रायाव्यभिचारिणे ।
गृहागते परिष्वङ्गः शक्त्या दानं सहिष्णुता ॥prāṇairapyupakāritvaṃ mitrāyāvyabhicāriṇe |
gṛhāgate pariṣvaṅgaḥ śaktyā dānaṃ sahiṣṇutā ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Upakaritva (upakāritva, उपकारित्व): defined in 1 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Avyabhicarin (avyabhicārin, अव्यभिचारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Grihagata (grhagata, gṛhāgata, गृहागत, gṛhāgatā, गृहागता): defined in 2 categories.
Parishvanga (parisvanga, pariṣvaṅga, परिष्वङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Sahishnuta (sahisnuta, sahiṣṇutā, सहिष्णुता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “prāṇairapyupakāritvaṃ mitrāyāvyabhicāriṇe”
- prāṇair -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- apyu -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- upakāritvam -
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upakāritva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mitrāyā -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[dative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- avyabhicāriṇe -
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avyabhicārin (noun, masculine)[dative single]avyabhicārin (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “gṛhāgate pariṣvaṅgaḥ śaktyā dānaṃ sahiṣṇutā”
- gṛhāgate -
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gṛhāgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gṛhāgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gṛhāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pariṣvaṅgaḥ -
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pariṣvaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaktyā* -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sahiṣṇutā -
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sahiṣṇutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 1386 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.